Blue

Epilogue - A Fairytale Ending.

Hobi
How has it taken you so fucking long?

Tae
It's not that long.

Hobi
You are the last one to admit it.

Tae
Are you and Yoon going to come or not?

Hobi
Yes we will be there. What time?

Tae
7pm?

Hobi
See you then. I know this is a big deal for you, kiddo, but he already knows how much you love him so don't put too much pressure on yourself.

Tae
I know. I want to do it properly. See you tomorrow.

The ex stripper returned his phone to his pocket on his way to meet Jungkook for lunch, just like he had every day for the last fortnight since his boyfriend returned to work.

Namjoon wanted him to take leave for longer but Jungkook insisted on returning to some kind of normality. He was given the all clear by the hospital and promised to follow all their advice providing it meant he could get back to the station. He had meetings with Occupational Health and everyone who was anyone in the police force. It wasn't just the doctors at the hospital, he needed a psychiatric assessment before he was passed fit for work and all that was more draining than his actual job because Jimin fussed over him a bit and his duties were kept light.

In the four months since that special night that Jimin had orchestrated for Jungkook and Tae there had been so much progress that it was the right time for him to go back. The most important thing for Jungkook was that Tae was ready for him to return to work which he couldn't have done three months ago when there was slight regression and he became extra clingy. The bail hearing was due and Tae withdrew from everyone and everything. Jin, Hobi and Yoongi were sending him texts and phoning Jungkook asking to speak to him but he refused, not wanting to speak to anyone. The fear that Blue and his men could be allowed out onto the streets sent him into an internal panic, his mind a chaotic scene and he shut down, which had become his coping mechanism.

The night before the hearing was the first time since that night in Magpies, that Vante made an appearance and Jungkook struggled to deal with it all. They were snuggled on the sofa watching tv and the court was shown on the news, the fact that Blue was behind bars was a huge deal and was being reported everywhere. It was the huge media interest that was a part of the reason that most lawyers didn't want to touch the case, especially when they were shown all the evidence. Seeing the picture of Blue and the clubs on tv triggered something in Tae and he kissed Jungkook hard, he climbed into his lap and grinded down, quite feverish and somewhat forceful. The policeman stopped him, telling him that he didn't want to use their sex life as a distraction and that they should talk about it. Tae flew into a rage, with a mocking tone and said "Am I not good enough for you now, Officer?"

Jungkook held him tight after that, cradled him while he cried and rocked him gently while he told him stories about the things that happened to him whilst working for Blue. There were many realizations that night for Tae, no one had ever turned him down before, albeit they were usually paying for the privilege and he was more grateful than ever for the person that Jungkook was. He sobbed to Jungkook that he was so messed up, he didn't know why Jungkook bothered with him but he was thankful that he did and the policeman responded as he always did, telling him he loved him and all the positives he saw in him that Tae didn't see in himself.

The gang members were denied bail because they were all deemed a flight risk and the state couldn't take the chance when they were so close to putting them away for a long time. The members had already been in trouble in their respective prisons because all of them created trouble when they were refused the right to attend Cobalt's funeral. The trials would drag on for many, many months and Jungkook was terrified of the impact on Tae so he took him to their meadow one day and while they lay in the sun, wrapped up in each other, he'd spoken to him about it.